Sanitary shaving-brush.



N. ELLIS.

SANITARY SHAVING BRUSH.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 16, 1912.

Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

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' SAN ITARY SHAVING-BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

' -App1ication filed April 16,1912. Serial No. 691,105.

' a soap containing reservoir and means carried by said reservoir forforcing the soap therefrom and feeding it to the brush proper wherebythe operation of lathering the face is greatly facilitated. 1 g

In carrying out the objects of the invention generally stated above, itwill be understood, of course, hat the essential features thereof aresuscep ible of changes in details and structural arrangements, onepreferred and practical embodiment being shownf-in the accompanyingdrawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the brush constructed in accordance withthe invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view thereof.Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to'the accom panying drawing in which likereference characters designate similar parts, it will be seen that theinvention comprises a handle 5 having a longitudinally extending opening6 therein, said handle being provided at its ends with the externallythreaded extensions 7 and 8. An internally threaded ferrule 9 has abrush 10 secured thereto in the ordinary well known manner and saidferrule is adapted to be threaded upon the extension 8 of the handle5.Det-achably secured to the extension 7 ofthe handle is an internallythreaded cap 11 having a centrally located opening '12 for a purposewhich will be hereinafter more fully described. 6

Mounted in the longitudinal opening6 of the handle 5'is a soapcontaining'reservoir 13 having a removable cap 14 at-its outer end and anipple 15 at its "inner end which is adapted to project a distance intothe brush and to which is secured a flexible tube 16 made of anysuitable material such as rubber, said tube being provided adjacent itsouter extremity with the oppositely disposed openings 17 throughwhichthe soap is adapted to be fed to the brush in a man "ing through the capner presently described. Mounted in a bearing 18 carried by thereservoir'13 adjacent the side wall thereof is a rotatable threadedshaft 19. The other end of the shaft 19 is mounted in a suitable bearing20 carrying a pinion 21 thereon, said bearing 20 project- 14 of thereservoir.

The shaft 19 is adapted to be rotated in I its bearings by means of agear wheel 21 which meshes with the pinion 22 and which is mounted uponthe extension 23 carried by a turning knob 24 which projects through theopening 12 formed in the cap 11, said extension 23 extending'through thecap 14 and being adapted for loose engagement therewith so that the knob24 can be freely rotated without rotating the said cap. The knob 24 isprovided with an annular flange 25 which is slightly larger in diameterthan the opening 12 thereby preventing the withdrawal of said knob fromengagement with the reservoir until the cap 11 is removed,

from engagement with'the handle 5. A plate 261having an internallythreaded bearing 27 is adapted to engage the shaft 19 and upon rotationof said shaft, said plate will be caused to move back and forth withinthereservoir. It will thus be seen that upon rotation of the knob 24 inone direction, the shaft 19 will be rotated through the medium of thegear wheel 21 and pinion22 thus causing'the plate 26 to move outwardlyand force the soap through 'the nipple 15 into the tube 16 and outthrough the openings v17 therein to the brush.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawing, itwill be seen that the invention contemplates providing an improvedshaving brush which is simple in construction, durable and eifectivemoperation.

It will also be obvious that the several parts can be readily removedafter unscrewing the cap 11 from the handle 5 whereby the reservoir maybe thoroughly cleansed and thus render the brush sanitary.

What is claimed is 1. A brush comprising a handle, a reservoir mountedin said handle and extending longitudinally thereof, a shaft rotatablymounted in said reservoir interiorly thereof, a gear wheel carried bysaid shaft, a rotatable knob connected to said reservoir and havingmeansfor engaging said gear Wheel for rotating said shaft, and meanscarried by said shaft for forcing soap from said reservoir.

2. A brush comprising a handle, a reservoir,mounted in said handle, ashaft rotatably mounted in said reservoir adjacent the inner Wallthereof, a bearing carried by the reservoir for receiving the inner endof said shaft, means rotatably mounted in one end of said reservoir andoperatively connected to said shaft for rotating the same, 10

NATHAN ELLIS. Witnesses F. W. LAWLER, JAMES L. NAGLE.

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